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Clinical Reasoning

Critical thinking for tomorrow’s clinicians.

Clinical Reasoning supports the teaching and learning of clinical reasoning skills — helping learners apply structured, evidence-based frameworks in AI-powered practice that strengthens diagnostic reasoning and builds confidence.

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Master Clinical Reasoning with Confidence

Unlock a new way of learning that goes beyond memorization. Clinical Reasoning combines:

  • AI-Powered Patient Interactive Encounters that bring practice to life.
  • Problem Modules that systematically guide you through evidence-based approaches to common chief complaints.
  • Illness Scripts that reveal the patterns, red flags, and insights behind every disease.

Together, they create an engaging environment for deliberate practice — structured, feedback-driven learning designed to build lasting diagnostic skills and help you think like a clinician.

Practice diagnostic skills with realistic, AI-Powered Patient Interactive Encounters

Step into lifelike cases where you gather history, order labs and tests, and refine your differential in real conversation with an AI-powered patient. Developed under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Scott Stern, each case mirrors a common adult chief complaint and lets you draw on problem modules and illness scripts to stay grounded in evidence-based reasoning. When you submit a diagnosis, a feedback report compares your approach with expert thinking and delivers targeted feedback — turning every case into an opportunity for deliberate practice and clinical growth.

Strengthen Clinical Learning with Problem-Based Thinking

Transform your approach to all common adult chief complaints using key decision rules and pivotal questions to guide systematic thinking aimed at accurate evaluations.

Your Edge: Over 600 High-Yield Illness Scripts

Access over 600 curated illness scripts, including classic and uncommon presentations, time course, pearls and pitfalls to sharpen your diagnostic edge.

  • Problem Modules: covering all common adult chief complaints
  • Illness Scripts: profiles for over 600 diseases
  • AI-Powered Patient Interactive Encounters: facilitate deliberate practice for all common adult chief complaints in the Problem Modules
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Acid-Base Disorders
  • Acute Diarrhea
  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Altered Mental Status
  • Anemia
  • Back Pain
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Dizziness
  • Dyspnea
  • Edema
  • GI Bleeding
  • Headache
  • Hematuria
  • Hypernatremia
  • Hyponatremia
  • Hypotension and Shock
  • Jaundice
  • Joint Pain
  • Sore Throat
  • Transient Loss of Consciousness
  • Wheezing or Stridor
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Acid-Base Disorders
  • Acute Diarrhea
  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Altered Mental Status
  • Anemia
  • Back Pain
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Dizziness
  • Dyspnea
  • Edema
  • GI Bleeding
  • Headache
  • Hematuria
  • Hypernatremia
  • Hyponatremia
  • Hypotension and Shock
  • Jaundice
  • Joint Pain
  • Sore Throat
  • Transient Loss of Consciousness
  • Wheezing or Stridor

FAQ

Yes! Simply use the same email address you use for signing into these other products.

Please contact us through our Clinical Reasoning Support Page to see what we can do to help!

No, Clinical Reasoning is not meant to be a point-of-care tool. It is a didactic approach to learning how to think critically like a seasoned practitioner and improve differential diagnosis by applying trusted content and evidence-based frameworks.

It is not intended for Clinical Reasoning to provide a final diagnosis. The ‘Case Mode’ of the product provides a final diagnosis ‘answer’ for educational purposes only.

Yes, simply fill out this form to speak with one of our Account Managers.

Yes, the patient AI features may be disabled upon request for your institution. Prior to a trial or subscription, please inform your Account Manager that disabling AI features is an institutional policy requirement. If the trial or subscription has already begun, please reach out to your Account Manager or visit our Clinical Reasoning Support Page to contact us.

Please read McGraw Hill’s Approach to AI as well as our AI Nutrition Label for a disclosure on the use of AI for the Patient Cases and Feedback Report features.

While there is no mobile app at this time, the full experience is web-based and optimized for mobile. Learners can easily access all features from their phone or tablet through a modern, responsive browser—no downloads required.

No problem! Simply visit our Clinical Reasoning Support Page. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can contact us directly using the form on that page.

Have more questions?

No problem, please visit our Clinical Reasoning Support Page and explore additional support options, or to contact us directly with any questions or feedback.

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